How I keep your address

When you leave a letter at my door, you give me your first name and your email address. This is what I do with them.

Who looks after them

Me, Gemma Williams, trading as InkSmudge Journals, in south Manchester. You can write to me at hello@inksmudgejournals.com.

What I use them for

I use your details to send the entrance letter you request and provide access to the house. This does not subscribe you to marketing. If you separately tick the optional box, I also send occasional emails about new finds, workshops and offers, based on your consent. I record your choice, the wording shown and the date. You can enter the house without choosing marketing emails. I use your name so my letters can begin with it. I never sell your address or give it to anyone else to use.

Who helps me

My newsletter list is kept in a private Supabase database hosted in London. Netlify runs this website and processes signups. IONOS sends my letters from hello@inksmudgejournals.com. Only I can open the address book. Earlier records may remain in Kit and Netlify Forms as a migration backup; new website signups are kept in my private address book. These services process your details on my behalf, including international data transfers where applicable.

How long I keep them

Until you ask me to stop. Every newsletter I send has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Open it and choose Unsubscribe to stop my letters, or you can simply write to me.

On this device

This website remembers, only in your own browser, that you have already left a letter and whether you turned the sound off. There are no advertising or tracking cookies.

To know roughly how many people visit, I use Cloudflare Web Analytics. It counts visits without cookies and without following anyone from site to site, and it never knows who you are.

Your rights

You can ask to see what I hold about you, have it corrected, or have it deleted. Write to me and I'll reply within 30 days. If you're unhappy with how I've handled your details, please tell me first. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.